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This self-contained noose
effect was created for a show at Long Wharf Theatre. The script
called for the hanged actor to be seen through an upstage window,
but there was no opportunity to slip a suspended rope around the
actor's neck due to a quick costume change and lack of space backstage.
This backback apparatus was hidden under a robe so as not to be
seen by the audience. Approximate construction time was 6 hours.


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This spoonbill puppet
was built for a children's show at the Illinois Repertory Theatre.
It is constructed out of styrofoam, covered with a white fabric,
with aluminum armature for structure. It operated as a marionette,
and featured an articulated neck, legs and feet. The color was applied
using art markers. Approximate construction time was 3 days.

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This severed head prop
was built for a production of A Tale of Two Cities at the
Illinois Repertory Theatre. It is made out of a foam wig block,
an old wig, modelling clay, and rubber latex. Construction time
was about 3 hours.
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These candles and candleabras
were outfitted with electronic flicker candles that run off 9v batteries.
The batteries were housed in the desk that the candles were placed
on, and the candles plugged into the desk by way of a twist lock
plug that both fed them power and attached them to the desk. The
candlesticks were made out of pvc pipe and hot glue wax drippings.
These pieces were built for the currently touring stage production
of Scooby Doo, Where Are You?

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This mask is taken from
the ones that adorn the exterior of Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
It was built for a production of A Day In Hollywood, A Night
in the Ukraine at the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. The mask stands
about 5' tall and is constructed out of blue styrofoam and plywood.

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